Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477000821
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School
1410 Wade St, Indianapolis, IN 46203 · (317) 226-4234 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
212 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
13.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
16.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School's state test result (12.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School this school | 328 | 64.6% | 12.8% |
| Lindley Elementary School Fort Wayne | 330 | 67.6% | 28.9% |
| Fairmont Elementary School New Albany | 334 | 59.3% | 34.1% |
| Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4 Speedway | 311 | 65.9% | 57.3% |
| Indian Village Elementary School Fort Wayne | 331 | 71.3% | 26.7% |
| William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 386 | 70.2% | 32.4% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #924 of 983 | #116 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #904 of 986 | #111 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #920 of 986 | #113 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #773 of 1,079 | #117 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #10 of 991 | #4 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #39 of 996 | #16 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #257 of 1,058 | #82 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #160 of 597 | #41 of 86 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
328
+33 (+11%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 328 | 33 | 9.9:1 | 65% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 29.8 | 12.1:1 | 62% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 81% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 27 | 10.9:1 | 82% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 77% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 74% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 88% (466) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 86% (450) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 31 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School.
About Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School is an elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, reachable at (317) 226-4234. It enrolls 328 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 25% below the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School belongs to Indianapolis Public Schools, a district of 49 schools and 21,055 students.
White students make up 35% of enrollment at Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 52% White among all Marion County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
Its ratio of 9.9:1 is based on 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.5:1. In all, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of Indiana public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations places Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School in the bottom 10% of Indiana schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 17.0 points below it (12.8% actual, 29.8% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Marion County, the median household earns about $66,346 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School, Marion County has 274 public schools.
Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment rose 11% over 4 years, reaching 328 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori SchoolHow large is Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School?
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School serve?
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School have?
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School?
At Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School public or private?
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools.
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